Note completion

Complete a set of structured notes with words from the recording. Most common in Part 4.

You answer with: Typed words and numbers
Answer order: Follows the recording, always

Test instructions

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

What this task is

You get notes with headings, sub-headings and gaps. The talk gives you the missing facts.

The headings follow the order of the talk. Use them to find your place again if you get lost in a six-minute Part 4 lecture.

The traps

The common mistakes in this question type. Learn to spot each one before test day.

Paraphrase at the gap

The audio says "prohibitively expensive". The note says "too ......". From Part 2 onward the words around the gap are rarely the words you hear. Only the answer itself is.

A blank mid-line, not at the end

The gap is where the answer belongs in the sentence. So keep listening after you fill a blank. Do not stop paying attention once it is done.

Part 4 runs straight through

There is no break in the middle of the part. You get one preview, then the whole lecture plays. If you miss a gap, leave it and get the next one.

What to do next time

Use the preview to read the headings first, then the gaps. Knowing the shape of the talk is worth more than memorising ten blanks.
Predict the word class of each gap. "Too ......" wants an adjective. "First proposed in the ......" wants a decade or a place.
If a gap goes past you, drop it. One lost answer is one mark. Replaying it in your head can make you lose more answers.

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